Comparison

RoundBeat vs Workout Sets & Rest Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

RoundBeat

Features
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RoundBeat is an interval timer for Tabata, HIIT, AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, and gym workouts. Choose exercises, set work and rest intervals, and save workouts to repeat later. SET UP WORKOUTS Add exercises from the library or create your own. Set rounds, work intervals, rest, warmup, and cooldown. TRAIN WITH THE TIMER See your exercises and what comes next. Sound cues signal workout transitions while your music plays. REVIEW YOUR RESULTS Review work and rest time, the AMRAP rounds you mark and their times, EMOM work times, and completed Tabata intervals. Repeat the same saved workout with the same settings to compare your results. SAVE AND REPEAT WORKOUTS Save workouts, organize your favorites, and restart workouts from history. Use the iPhone Home Screen widget to check a running workout, open a saved workout, or begin creating a new one. Available on iPhone and iPad. PREMIUM Unlimited saved workouts and full workout history require Premium, available through a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Workout Sets & Rest Timer

Features
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Keep your workout moving, one set at a time. Workout Sets & Rest Timer helps you count sets and time the breaks between them, right on your Apple Watch. SET YOUR WORKOUT Choose 1โ€“20 sets and a rest period from 15 seconds to 9 minutes. Your preferred settings are remembered for next time. TIME YOUR REST Tap Start Rest after a set to begin a clear, easy-to-read countdown. See how many sets remain and feel a haptic alert when your rest is over. FOLLOW YOUR HEART RATE With your permission, view live heart rate during your session. The finishing summary shows your maximum and current heart rate, set count, and selected rest duration. SIMPLE WATCH CONTROLS Use a single rest countdown or move through multiple sets. Need to finish a break early? Triple-tap the countdown to skip the remaining rest. Built for Apple Watch. Requires watchOS 26 or later. Heart-rate features use Apple Health access. Workout sessions are not saved to Apple Health.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Sets & Rest Timer at none against RoundBeat's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. RoundBeat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Workout Sets & Rest Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
RoundBeat versus Workout Sets & Rest Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundBeatWorkout Sets & Rest Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei GulyaevMatthew Robert Zajac

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RoundBeat

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

Workout Sets & Rest Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoundBeat free?
RoundBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Sets & Rest Timer free?
Workout Sets & Rest Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RoundBeat or Workout Sets & Rest Timer have ads?
Neither RoundBeat nor Workout Sets & Rest Timer shows ads.

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